BUSINESS

Keyboarding

This course provides the student an opportunity to master the touch-method of entering information on a standard keyboard. Emphasis is on developing proper speed and accuracy. Students format documents such as letters, reports, and tables. Keyboarding covers the material learned in the first semester of typewriting.

Communications in Business

Communications in Business is designed to enable the student to communicate in a clear, concise, and correct manner on personal and professional levels. By incorporating critical-thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills into this course, the student is better able to communicate. Students will learn the importance of verbal and nonverbal communications. They will learn to write letters and participate in interviews. Proper business etiquette and human relation skills will be stressed. The course will help the individual student gain a vital skill that is needed in today's world.

Word Processing

Prerequisite: Keyboarding

This course prepares the student to operate computers, using word processing programs to edit, proofread, move, delete, replace, and print documents, such as letters, memos, tables, and reports.

Computer Applications

Prerequisite: Keyboarding

Computer Applications is an introductory course covering a brief history of computing and word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications. The course includes hands-on experience in using the computer as a typewriter (word processing), for information storage and manipulation (database), and for business activities accounting (spreadsheet).

Desktop Publishing I

Desktop Publishing I offers students the opportunity to use keyboarding and word procession skills in the productions of attractive documents such as flyers, letterheads, business cards, report covers, and newsletters. Graphic design and page layout techniques are emphasized. Students will produce attractive documents that effectively use and display proper desktop publishing strategies.

Computer Programming 1 (BASIC 1)

Prerequisite: Keyboarding

The student will learn to write step-by-step instructions to create a program in a computer. The language used is called BASIC. Students also learn to write step-by-step problem solving programs for business, mathematical functions, and general applications. Thinking skills are developed and enhanced in using this logical process. The class includes learning the operation of computer hardware, as well as various types of computer software.

Digital Photography

Digital Photography introduces photography and technology skills. The purpose of the course is to enable students to develop the skills of photography through a digital medium. Students learn the basic functions of a digital camera, scanner, digital image manipulation, and photography composition.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is designed to equip students with introductory skills, which help prepare them to organize and run a business. Business terminology, basic entrepreneurship concepts, and fundamental operating principles are emphasized. Through this course, students are involved with activities such as developing market plans and applying global economic concepts. They will analyze supply and demand and understand how it affects price and profit. They will also learn to calculate the workplace and discuss solutions for some of these problems.

Information Processing

Information Processing provides the student a workable knowledge of database management and spreadsheet applications for use in the workplace and post-secondary education. Students will integrate database, spreadsheet, and word processing files to produce personal and business-related documents.

Personal Finance

Personal Finance allows the student to explore personal financial decision-making. It also helps individuals use skills in money management, record-keeping, banking, and investing. The course accomplishes this by the study of basic concepts involving economics, insurance, banking, credit, stocks and bonds, and other related topics through the use of business research tools and accounts, investment applications, comparison-shopping, advertising research, standard of living analysis, and comparison of housing options.

Accounting

This course is designed to give students a broad background in accounting principles, including a textbook study of accounting concepts and procedures, workbook exercises to complete actual financial management procedures, and use of the computer to learn to record financial information via an automated process. Fees: Workbook and practice set, approximately $25. Half is due at the beginning of the course, and half in January.


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